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Prophecy Still Happens

The fact is that we can sit here all day long and show images of the decay or the prosperity of a nation, this behavior is called confirmation bias where people seek out evidence to support their beliefs; if you believe that Africa is a shithole, then you will find evidence to support that Africa is a shithole. Putting your opinions into the meme format doesn't render them true, and half truth is still deception; I could just as easily post a meme of photos of the urban decay of America and claim it is a shithole country, and it would be partially true; rude and inconsiderate, but true. I'm sure that people will take things out of context, intentionally misunderstand, and such as they discuss how wrong they think I am; most of them won't do it here, as they already know they won't win their arguments based in false perception and understanding against me. Earlier tonight I attempted to educated a misguided and very self righteous friend in Africa about his error in judgement, as well as about his own country and it's people; he was talking about what Trump said about Africa is true, then began putting down Africans for not standing up to their corrupt leaders. He apparently didn't realize why Africans have such an independent and strong will, that they have overthrown corrupt government after corrupt government, only to have that government become corrupt as well; such is the power and influence of wealthier corrupt nations, that because of the theft of resources and forced slave labor, utilizing paid Africans to enslave poor Africans, they have had to learn how to survive without the help of governments, gangs, militants, thugs, or even the wild predators of the actual jungle where they may reside; why do you think the "Negro" slaves of the colonial United States were so difficult to "break" in their strong willed pride, even with nothing but a name? Especially if they came from one of the British slave trade colonies that still exist and do trade to this very day in Africa, because those slaves knew it was the influence of the rich white man that their brothers were selling their brothers and sisters; are you getting how deeply embedded this programming is yet, they knew that these wealthy nations they were being shipped off to were exploiting their resources, and they understood they were one of the resources. This was not the first time I have had to correct this brother's behaviors or words, and he constantly argued against everything I said and even inferred I was evil several times; yet we remained friends, and my unfriending him had nothing to do with this participial incident, it had to do with his chronic behaviors and constant denial of any wrong doing whatsoever. He chose to berate me, challenging my understanding of Africa and African culture, not knowing that I was standing in solidarity with South Africa during Apartheid in the 1990's; he wasn't even born yet, nor did he seem to bother going through my friend list and filtering my friends that live all over Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. I actually pay attention to my brothers and sisters on the continent which contains the Garden of Eden, I think I have a pretty good understanding of the modern everyday life in the constantly developing infrastructure of Africa, much less life further out in the country of Africa, in many nations of Africa; I also read and share many articles about the developing African nations, recently the west African nations are discussing banning or have banned used clothes from America, it seems that those Goodwill donated clothes that aren't fit for the American consumer is just fine for the African consumer. There are many African companies, industries, and technologies developing all the time, as the African people are choosing to take their independence to a state level and investing in one another; there have been many American rappers returning to invest in Africa over and over again, how do you think 50 Cent went bankrupt? There are people all over the world, especially China, investing heavily in the future of Africa; being ignorant or in denial of these facts while laying the blame and guilt trip on your fellow Africans is not cool brother, while there may be some truth to what you and Trump had to say, partial truth is still deception. The plight of the African people is not because of their lack of standing up to corruption, it is losing faith that the next won't just replace the last corrupt leader; they have been paid to enslave their own neighbors by those nations you are applauding for "speaking the truth" with deception on their lips, if Africa were fairly compensated for the resources stolen from all of the nations for generations, the African people would be drenched in gold and worshiped like gods. Africa has the potential to be the greatest Unified Nations in the world, the power and resources there is why civilization rose from the Nile valley; research Michael Tellinger and you can learn all kinds of wonderful things about the hidden ancient (modern) culture and understanding of the ancient Africans, it is a wonderful revelation which even many Africans are unfamiliar with, but in some remote locations still utilize. I do plan to travel the world before I pass into the cycle and am born again, and I do plan to be born again; the suffering is well worth the experience, and I really don't get to get out of my home dimension very often, it is like an extended vacation here in this life. I have repeatedly told this brother that I am a messenger of the revelation, of which he denied and argued against me, offering to pray for my "lost soul" and I must pause to laugh out loud; if he only knew my true Spiritual form, he would bow and want to revere me as someone special, not realizing we are all special and unique while being the same. You cannot win every soul and you cannot force the blind to see, it is like the horse which is put out to pasture and refuses to eat or drink, no matter what you provide it is never enough to those who desire to starve themselves to death; absolute truth is called so because it is an absolute constant, it cannot be proven wrong, it stands on its own merit, the only argument which defeats it is ignorant denial. How can I say this any more plainly, my desire is for hypocrites to take the name of Jesus off their tongue and stop calling themselves Christians; they are giving my spiritual beliefs and teachings a bad name, a house divided against itself cannot stand. The divisions of the ministry of Christ are the foretold prophecy of the divided church, the literal division is called denominations, and their faith is a Roman abomination unto God; the Beast is the nation of the United States, the Eagle which comes from the West, what is it that your wolves in sheep's clothing have been telling you about the signs and prophecies? Did everything happen as they said it would, or were they wrong in their predictions and assumptions; they use beautiful imagery for such blind fools, standing in their stadiums, casting their guilt trips, passing their offering where you render unto them, praying to a ceiling, worshiping idols, vicariously indulging in sinful and carnal desires if not actually indulging; screaming how you are forgiven but no one outside of your denomination/church, and even some that are, are not forgiven.   Did they explain to you that you are a part of the One World Religion, that your main purpose is to spread the Good News about the authoritative and unquestionable WORD of the LORD and convert all non-believers into their version of what a Christian should be; or that the Holy Bible was commissioned by the Roman Emperor Constantine in the 4th Century AD (after the crucifixion and resurrection of the Christo) as Rome's adaptation of Christianity (their enemies of the state which had caused a decline in tribute and temple attendance) into their culture; which was something they already did with the cultural histories after they conquered a nation, and even ordered the destruction after demonizing the original order of Christianity (who had come out of hiding and surrendered their texts in good faith) and ordering all roots of the Gnostic Christian Fellowship of Brotherhood destroyed? Did you know that your religion is rooted in the blood of saints, that what you are taught from is considered to be the greatest weapon of mass control ever conceived; the greatest trick the Evil One ever pulled was convincing the world the he was their personal LORD and Savior, the AntiChrist of the Roman Church of Hypocrisy, they aren't even hiding it anymore, it has become normalized and accepted in modern culture. Do you not still not See that you are living to See the Tribulation, or the Tribunals; SEE, the Day of Judgement approaches, NONE shall be blind NO MORE, ALL shall see and behold the fulfillment of biblical prophecy. The Sages come from all Tribes, there are no preferred tribes over the other tribes, and then comes the Battle of Armageddon; when ALL NATIONS turn against this Cursed Israeli lie, SEE, on their flag flies the symbol of the witches hex! This is not the promised Hebrew Nation, nor shall that ever be given again; the time of private property rights is over in the old ways, the new paradigm demands a different respect to property as well as humans. Do you not SEE the Revelation unfolding, unraveling before your eyes, the truth cannot be hidden; you will soon understand, crimes against humanity must end now! Did you miss the Rapture?    Don't worry, that wasn't all of the souls to be harvested, that was just the first round of the living good souls; they must be reaped first, by the hands of those who desired their sacrifice to stave off the unveiling, as if they could put off what is destined. I know several people that personally realized that many good people were suddenly dying in freak accidents, suicides, and murders; it's kind of difficult to take that many people out of the matrix without someone noticing or catching on, sorry the reality isn't as dramatic as the imagery of the Preacher-Man, but the concept is low key and incognito. Believing isn't the same as knowing, I cannot stress this enough, what you have been taught of heaven and hell don't physically exist; they are places you reside within your mind, you create your own heaven or hell on Earth, I also cannot stress this enough. You are an expression of the Living God, created to be a creator; it is up to you what you create, good intentions don’t always equal good actions or outcomes, be aware of true intentions.  Speak to one another in truth and honesty, for what lies are told will be revealed; the veil is being lifted, none in humanity will be spared the transcendence into the new human being consciousness; the 46 & 2 update is near completion, the light workers have been working overtime, if only they got to rest when they sleep they should be well rested, God bless their weary souls. We are moving further into the light cloud, more people should start feeling the uneasy deja vu creeping in, beginning to have serendipitous synchronizations; you will begin to wake up to the truths that have been before your eyes all along, you will remember what you forgot. You may have noticed a strange feeling lately, like a vibration, a harmonious joyous feeling or perhaps uneasy feeling if you are a stranger to joy and it causes you fear and panic; do not be afraid, the harmonious frequencies are being raised, it is preparation for the ascension, the Rapture will continue throughout ahead of the evil and dark souls being culled from the harvest.  Look to the Indigo Children to guide you, they are very old and wise souls in rather young bodies, even as they age they seem ageless; they are well preserved, you are what you eat. They like to indulge in the simple pleasure foods, they enjoy life regardless of circumstances, they are the guides of the new souls which will be introduced into the new world, to create paradise on Earth, as it was 20,000 years ago only with new technologies and understandings; at least for the next 20,000 years, until the solar system passes outside of the cloud system again, civilizations will strive, thrive, and advance in a peaceful coexistence. Once back into the darkness and lower vibrations, there is no telling what will happen, probably the amnesia effect again; unless we find a cure this time, the dark and evil souls cannot survive in this paradigm, they will be taken out and cleansed of their ego to be returned as new souls. This message I leave with you, these other things must pass, the suffering is nearing an end, it wasn’t exactly what you were lead to believe would happen, but it is the reality of what is happening. 

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Continuing Sin

Have you ever noticed how many overweight preachers talk about how homosexuals continue to sin so they aren't forgiven, yet they continue to practice the sin of gluttony; did you get that cross tattoo after you were saved, that's a sin too, don't you know? Do you work on Saturday, do you eat pork, eat catfish or shellfish? Yep, those are sins too. Do you wear jewelry, especially made of gold? Yep, it's a sin too. Are you sure you have turned away from sin? Have you married and divorced, then married again? I think you get it by now, sin. There are a whole lot more sins than the seven deadly sins or violating the Ten Commandments, how much of the bible have you read and retained? There is a whole list of sins and punishments for sin based upon whether the person knew it was a sin or not in the Book of Leviticus, do you know what sins you are committing? 

After all, I’ve heard that you can’t pick and choose; so how many Christians are picking and choosing which sins to condemn and who is forgiven for sin? Wouldn’t that mean that if homosexuals are unrepentant sinners that the majority of church going Christians would also unrepentant sinners? The self righteous believe that their sins are forgiven because they asked for forgiveness, they believe that they are holier than you; they missed the point of the coming of the Messiah, they don’t understand grace, they believe it is something which can be earned. 

Refusing to serve someone whether it is based upon your religious beliefs or not is called discrimination, if you discriminate against others then wouldn’t you expect God to discriminate against you? If you are in business in America then you have agreed that you won’t discriminate based upon race, religion, disability, or sexual orientation; this is where you must separate your personal beliefs from your work in a secular society where other people with different beliefs have rights too, you do not have a right to discriminate or segregate others. Did Christ refuse sinners service, did he refuse to feed the homosexuals in the crowd after the Sermon on the Mount?   

The reason for the “attack” on the bakery that refused to bake a cake for a homosexual wedding wasn’t because they were “Christians” nor was it because the homosexual couple was “insulted” over the refusal, it was because they discriminated against them; from my understanding, the bakery also made the couple’s private information available online, which lead to threats and harassment of the homosexual couple. Sure the couple could have just went somewhere else and had a cake made, in fact they probably did that as well; but they also knew each other, the couple were regular customers and had cakes made for them there before. 

The majority of people on the planet are sinners according to the Holy Bible, and continuing sinners; sins of the mind, the thoughts people think and do not speak are also sins. You can sin just by what you view with your eyes, if you watch secular television shows full of sexual innuendo, murder, and so much more, then you are sinning; especially if you are enjoying it, or if it causes you to feel hateful towards someone. Christianity isn’t the only religion in this nation with freedom of religion, if Christians want to have laws based upon their beliefs then they have to allow all religions the same rights; I’m sure that most Christians don’t want to have Sharia Law in America, but that is exactly the box they are attempting to open by denying equal rights to individuals based upon the laws of their religion. 

It doesn’t matter what division of the Christian church you belong to, it doesn’t matter which translation you use; the teachings of Jesus Christ are the same, and most of them were against Jewish Law. Yet it seems that many of the divisions of the church of Christ aren’t teaching those lessons, instead many of them are teaching Jewish Law over the Christian Law of Grace; instead they seem to teach guilt, shame, and fear. But if they were to compare themselves to what is being taught, then there will be no Christians in heaven, everyone would go to hell; because we are all sinners, and we continue to sin whether we try to sin or not, whether we know it or not. If you have not read the entire bible, or have only studied what is sanctioned through your church, then I invite you to read and interpret it for yourself; it’s not so complicated that it needs explanation, unless of course you are taking things out of context and using it for manipulation and control, unless you are using it to feed your personal greed. 

I would also invite you to read the Gnostic Gospels, the Book of Enoch, the Dead Sea Scrolls and all of the other religious texts that the Vatican left out of the Holy Bible when they compiled the book; open your mind, open your eyes, stop believing the lies and read it for yourself. Much of what is in these books is mentioned or coincides with what is in the Holy Bible, I know because I have and continue to study them along with the bible; Judaism and Christianity are not compatible religions, that is where much of the contradiction and hypocrisy in the churches comes from. Christ said that no one comes to the Father except through him, that means that even the Jews must become Christians in order to be saved; the gift of grace was given to the Gentiles, if the Jews want grace they have to accept Christ. Yet the divisions of the Christian churches in America teach Jewish Law, they tell Christians that they must be like the Jews whom God removed from the land He gave them and scattered throughout the world, never to reside in their own land again; because of their rebellion against God, the Father had to send His Son to be the last perfect sacrifice for our sins, the gift of grace. 

As I have said before, grace means the unmerited forgiveness of God, meaning that there is nothing you can do to earn that forgiveness; all you can do is accept the gift and try your best to keep from sin, but if you happen to sin, whether you know it or not, you are forgiven if your heart is remorseful. It is and always has been about your personal relationship with God, if your religion is more politically motivated than spiritually motivated then you may not have that personal relationship; if you desire forgiveness then you need to give forgiveness, we must keep the one commandment of Christ. Love one another as I have loved you, as you love yourself; he made no exception, he didn’t say unless they are sexually immoral, in fact he said to love your enemies as well. What love is there in discrimination, segregation, hate? If you accept Christ, then you should behave more like Christ as the Holy Spirit should dwell within you; Christ didn’t allow the adulterous woman to be stoned to death, let he who is without sin cast the first stone. 

If you haven’t studied the teachings of Christ then I invite you to read them for yourself, pray to have God guide you through your studies and give you the gift of discernment; if you haven’t come to know Christ yet, then I invite you to pray this prayer. Lord, I know that I am a sinner, I know that I could never come close to the glory of the Father without you; I ask you to forgive me of my sins, I will do my best to keep from sinning, please come into my heart and fill me with the Holy Spirit. Amen. 

I thank God I am forgiven, I thank God I live under the grace of God, I thank God I understand the unconditional love of a parent. I thank God for choosing me to share His message, I think God for the Holy Spirit, I thank God for discernment. I thank God for showing me all which He has shown me, I thank God for being here at this time, I thank God for my suffering as well as my blessings. I thank God for those who would find His Son through this message, I thank God for those who have helped as well as those who have hindered, I thank God for placing His kingdom within me. What thanks do you want to give to God? Well, go ahead, He’s always listening, He’s everywhere. 

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Knowing someone and knowing about someone are two different things; one requires studying the person, and the other requires spending time with the person.

greyeyesgabriel (via greyeyesgabriel)

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If you believe that god doesn't want you to be happy, then why should you follow that god; is your god love or is your god fear?

Reverend Gabriel B. McBride

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Questioning Hypocrisy

Perhaps the failing of the Christian divisions is that while they teach that we should love one another as we love ourselves, they also teach that we should feel guilty and ashamed for being sinners; instead of teaching us to forgive ourselves in loving kindness, so that we can love ourselves with the grace of God. If we are not taught to love ourselves then how can we learn to love others, if we cannot learn to forgive ourselves then how can we learn to forgive others; if we continue to feel less than worthy of redemption, then how could we ever earn salvation? If Christ died to forgive our sins, then why continue to condemn one another over forgiven sins; do you dishonor the death of Christ by leaving him no the cross, or do you accept the freedom of truth, of grace? Wouldn't it be contradictory to say that you are forgiven but you should still feel guilty, that the price is paid in full but you should still pay the bill; if you are born again in the spirit then why should you be so focused upon the flesh, how can you be both pleasing to God but not pleasing to God at the same time; is this not how hypocrisy is born, through contradiction of actions and words?

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Casting Stones

  At dawn he appeared again in the temple courts, where all the people gathered around him, and he sat down to teach them. The teachers of the law and the Pharisees brought in a woman caught in adultery. They made her stand before the group and said to Jesus, "Teacher, this woman was caught in the act of adultery. In the Law Moses commanded us to stone such women.Now what do you say?" They were using this question as a trap,in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger. When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, "Let any one of you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her." Again he stooped down and wrote on the ground. At this, those who heard began to go away one at a time, the older ones first, until only Jesus was left, with the woman still standing there. Jesus straightened up and asked her, "Woman, where are they? Has no one condemned you?" "No one, sir," she said. "Then neither do I condemn you,"Jesus declared. "Go now and leave your life of sin." ~John 8:2-11   I have noticed that there seems to be a lot of stone casting going on in the Christian community of the United States, not only against those outside the churches but inside as well.  There seems to be a lot of self righteous anger and judgement being thrown around amid false and misleading teachings, which stems from the division of Christianity in America.  It seems Christians are condemning other Christians and judging them as false Christians for speaking the truth of the teachings of Christ, as if they decide who goes to heaven and who doesn't get to go to heaven.  It seems that the modern American Christian loves to cast stones at one another, some would even say that is what I am doing now because they do not want to accept the truth of grace, which is that there is nothing they can do to earn grace.    For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." ~Galatians 5:14   It seems that most American Christians believe they must be good Jews and obey all of the Jewish Laws in order to go to heaven, yet Christ said that all who believe in him shall receive eternal life.  Ask for forgiveness and it shall be granted freely, but it is up to you to accept it and remove the guilt and shame you feel for your sins; if you choose not to accept that forgiveness, then you will spend the rest of your life trying to earn it and still fail.  For if you desire to fulfill the laws, then you must fulfill all of the laws; which also includes the laws of slavery, even Christ broke Jewish Law according to the temple leaders of his time. The temple leaders used the laws to condemn those who broke the law, except themselves because they considered themselves to be holy and above the law since they were meant to enforce the law; they did not enforce the laws gently, they enforced them with violence and punishment.   “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” ~John 3:16-21   It seems that modern day American Christians would rather use Jewish law to condemn and cast stones at those who they consider sinners, forgetting that they are also sinners.  I have actually heard some of these church Christians say that loving everyone is wrong, but that is contradictory to the teachings of Christ, and speaks of self righteous judgement.  Do they mean to say that what Christ taught was wrong, wouldn't that mean they are denying Christ?  Didn't Christ say to love your enemies, that love is the greatest commandment, to love God and your neighbors, to lay down your life for your friends is the greatest love a man can show?    “You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven. He causes his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. If you love those who love you, what reward will you get? Are not even the tax collectors doing that? And if you greet only your own people, what are you doing more than others? Do not even pagans do that? Be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect. ~Matthew 5:43-48    Does condemning homosexuals in your church secure your grace, does it make you holy to condemn others based upon their sins?  What difference do the choices someone makes about their own life make in your life?  Shall you hate others for their choices, shall you cast guilt and shame over their sins while ignoring your own sins?  How are you obeying the commandments of Christ if you do not recognize the teachings of Christ, do you desire to be a Christian or a non believing Jew?  It was the non believing Jews who had Christ punished and crucified, although they had the Roman authority of the land carry out their desires, it was still those who were offended by the Messiah who called for his destruction.  So shall you cast stones, or shall you cast love; according to Christ you should be casting love, not stones.   The Greatest Commandment   Hearing that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, the Pharisees got together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested him with this question: “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”   Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.” ~Matthew 22:34-40   Yes, you are meant to love everyone, for everyone has a purpose in life, whether you understand their purpose or not.  Do you still live in the flesh, concerned over matters of the flesh; or have you been born again in Spirit, and have concern for heavenly matters?  Do you obey the greatest commandment or do you ignore it in favor of using the politics of religion to condemn others?  Are you willing to lay down your life for your friends, are you willing to die for your belief, if we are to be Christians then we should be unified in the teachings of Christ, not divided over sin; after all, by the grace of God, anyone can be forgiven for their sins based upon the sincerity of their heart.    Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one's life for one's friends. You are my friends if you do what I command. I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know his master's business. Instead, I have called you friends, for everything that I learned from my Father I have made known to you. You did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you so that you might go and bear fruit--fruit that will last--and so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you. This is my command: Love each other. ~John 15:13-17   “If you love me, keep my commands. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another advocate to help you and be with you forever— the Spirit of truth. The world cannot accept him, because it neither sees him nor knows him. But you know him, for he lives with you and will be in you. I will not leave you as orphans; I will come to you. Before long, the world will not see me anymore, but you will see me. Because I live, you also will live. On that day you will realize that I am in my Father, and you are in me, and I am in you. Whoever has my commands and keeps them is the one who loves me. The one who loves me will be loved by my Father, and I too will love them and show myself to them.” ~John 14:15-21

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Removing Hypocrisy

If the people are the church, and they are, and you want to get hypocrisy out of the church, then what you really want is to get hypocrisy out of the people; but in order to accomplish that, you must get people out of their self righteous mindset, you must take people out of the temple and establish the church within the people. How can you be the walking church if you are sitting in a pew, waiting for people to come to you; how are you walking in the Spirit, if you are not walking? Are you the church, or do you just go to church a couple days a week; are you a part time or full time Christian? Do you determine who is a Christian and who is not, do you determine who is saved and who is not? Do your church leaders tell you who is forgiven and who is not? Do they play to your guilt and shame, or do they understand that grace is for everyone, do they teach love and forgiveness; or do they only talk about money, do people in your church do business in the church, do they only hire other members of their church? How do you define hypocrisy? Do you go to church to be seen as holy, do you pray in public to be seen as righteous? Are you no longer a sinner because you are saved, or are only your sins forgiven because you are saved? Who are you to judge the salvation of another, no matter what their sin may be; how do you know the hearts of others, or understand the God of love with condemnation of others? Do you know that you cannot earn grace, the only thing you can do is ask for grace and accept it, it is given freely; all you must do is ask for forgiveness and receive it, accept that if you are saved from your sins, then so is anyone else who asks. There is no doubt in me that we are all sinners, even after being saved, you will sin again; even if it is sin of the mind, vicarious sins of the eyes, and all sin is equal; the only unforgivable sin is to deny the Holy Spirit. If God can forgive that gay couple in your congregation, then why can't you; for this is the hypocrisy of which we speak, the sacrifice of Christ paid for all sins. If you do not remove hypocrisy from yourself, then you will never remove it from the temple; for the church is within you, you are not within the church. "And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward in full. But when you pray, go into your room, close the door and pray to your Father, who is unseen. Then your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you. And when you pray, do not keep on babbling like pagans, for they think they will be heard because of their many words. Do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him. ~Matthew 6:5-8 (NIV)

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What’s In A Name?

Good Day and Great Blessings!  What’s in a name?  That’s a very good question, there is enough in that one question to fill a sermon; so, what is in a name?  Well, why don’t we begin with my name; Gabriel Bryan McBride, yes, it’s long I know.  To put it all together, the full meaning of my name is, Man of God, Strong, Clan of the Bride; interestingly enough, I am a Christian minister.  But that’s not really the name I want to discuss, especially as I've had a friend lately who is offended whenever I use the title Christ to refer to Yeshua of Nazareth, as opposed to using the Greek version, Jesus. Let me begin with the Archangel Gabriel who first called the Son of Man as Emmanuel, which is Hebrew, meaning God with us.  Most anyone who grew up in a Baptist church knows the same man as Jesus, which is a Greek translation of the Hebrew Yeshua, otherwise known in English as Joshua.  And do you know what the name Joshua means? It also is from Hebrew, meaning Jehovah is generous, Jehovah saves; but that brings up another name, Jehovah. Well, in case you don’t know the name of Jehovah; it is the Hebrew name for God, the unpronounceable name of God, put into pronunciation.  However, most Christians in America would recognize the Messiah by the name Jesus Christ; the title of Christ simply means Messiah, or The Chosen One.  So, if you chose to be politically correct, Yeshua Messiah; or Joshua The Chosen One would be correct, even the Greek Jesus Christo would be correct. You would be correct in your observation that I don’t say say the name Jesus much; personally, I like the name Emmanuel myself.  And if I called him by his English name, Joshua, then no one would know who I was talking about.  Many in the Christian community still wouldn't know who I was talking about if I called him Yeshua, but there is no mistake who I am talking about when I say the title Christ.  We don’t call ourselves Jesusites, and while some may refer to us as Jesus Freaks, that’s not really common terminology within the community; we call ourselves Christians, because we are Disciples of Christ.  As Christians, we recognize that the Messiah has come, we recognize the symbolic sacrifice, we recognize the grace, and the one law of love; we know that Christ came so that we could know the forgiveness of sins, so we could shed our guilt and shame, knowing that God loves us. So, you ask me, what is in a name?  And I tell you that God is in a name, God is within everything, God is everlasting and infinite; the kingdom of God is within you, within me, within everything; inside and out.  Everything is within a name, I call him Christ, because that is what he is, The Anointed One; he died for my sins, but he didn’t stay dead, he ascended.  I am a Christian, for it is because of Christ that I have a closer connection to the Divine than I have ever had before in this life; he showed me the way, in his words are truth.  Why would I fear Hell, I know my soul is not there; what is there for me to fear, when I have God on my side?  When you know the truth, the less you believe the lies, the less you believe, the more you will know; with just a little faith, we too can be like Christ, as he showed to Peter.  I know that I am willing to place my faith in a name, for if I am created in the image of God, from the breath of God, then I know God is within me; God will never leave me, we are all part of the all we call God.  You have a personal connection to God, just as I have a personal connection to God; whether you respond to that connection or not is what your free will is all about, you have a choice.  I can’t bring you closer to God, you have to do that; all I can do is point you in the right direction, but you have to answer that knock at the door.  Your connection to God is the Holy Spirit, let him and and allow his loving comfort to fill your soul, be free an know you are worthy. 

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A Sin Is A Sin

Good Day and Great Blessings! Do you know that Christ died to forgive our sins, and was raised from the dead in a new body free of sin? Do you understand the symbolic meaning of this transaction? Do you really know what it means to be born again in Christ?  You are a sinner, I am a sinner, everyone walking this Earth is a sinner; before Christ, the atonement for sin was a sacrifice of flesh, a perfect animal would be presented to the temple as penance for sins. Now, that didn't mean that your animal would be killed right on the spot, for only the priests of the temple were allowed to eat of the flesh of these sacrificial beasts. Could you imagine what the temple stockyards looked like? It would have been like a never ending bar b que for the leaders of the churches, just for you to earn forgiveness of your sins; no amount of asking in prayer for forgiveness would result in forgiveness, according to the law you have to render a sacrifice for atonement. And then Christ arrived, a man who had survived the kings attempts to kill him at birth, a man who fulfilled the laws, a man who fulfilled the signs of the prophets, a man without sin. He challenged the laws of the temples, he exposed the hypocrisy of the Pharisees, he healed the sick, he hung out with and preached to the sinners; he spoke in parables, and gave understanding to those who would hear it, proving he was the Son of God. And in proving himself, he had to suffer and die for nothing more than being the Messiah; by doing so he shows us the greatest love a man can give, by laying down his life that we shall live, an act of unconditional love.  When we come to Christ, we are reborn in the spirit of Christ; we turn away from the world and our materialistic views of the world, things in which we once found pleasure don't hold the same value as they once did. Does coming to Christ mean that we are no longer sinners, that we will never sin again; does it mean that we become more righteous than those who are not in Christ or those who are in Christ but continue living in sin? Oh no! Don't make the mistake of believing you are no longer a sinner, or that you are above anyone in regards to sin; you are still a sinner, but your sins are forgiven if you ask for forgiveness. Your sins are just as great as the person sitting next to you, if you should condemn a person for their sins, then you condemn yourself for your own sins. What did you do before you went to church this morning? Did you put on makeup, did you get dressed in nice clothes, did you put on something to make you smell good, did you put on jewelry, did you sin the sin of vanity? Do you realize that a sin is a sin, all equally yoked? Whether you are saved or not, you are a sinner, you sin daily; do you repent your sins on the spot, every single time you commit a sin? What about when you sin vicariously, enjoying those murders on the television, the constant barrage of sexual innuendo which you laugh at on the television; do you repent, or do you pluck out your offended eyes? Considering the whole world isn't blind, I don't believe people are plucking out their offended eyes; just like I don't believe that everyone falls to their knees in constant prayer over their daily sins. The New Covenant is one of grace, which by definition, is something granted which you did not nor cannot earn; there is no amount of works you can do to earn grace, it is given freely to you by God alone. You do not earn grace by sitting in a pew every Sunday, nor do you earn it by any righteous act; you ask for it, receive it, and accept it. If you are living under grace, then so is the person sitting next to you on that pew; so why should you gossip about them, as if their sins are greater than yours? Are you obeying the one commandment that Christ left with us, don't you understand that it sums up all laws into this one law, do you love your brother as you love yourself? Do you love yourself, because if you don't love yourself then how can you love your brother as you love yourself; then love your brother as Christ loved you, would you lay down your life for your brothers or sisters, even if you didn't know them personally? For we are all related, each earthling is a relative, are we to condemn ourselves with the condemnation of others?  I often hear Christians talking about how Christ died for their sins, and how the suffering of Christ on the cross would mean nothing if we continue to sin. Yet it is because we continued to sin that Christ had to go to the cross in the first place; so why do we keep him suffering on that cross, shall Christ remain dead unto us? Did you take up your cross and follow him, did you stay up on that cross, suffering guilt and shame for your sins? Don't you know that Christ came down off that cross, he was placed in a tomb as dead flesh, but don't you know that he didn't stay dead? He rose from the dead, in a new spiritual body; have you done the same, has your body been renewed in the Spirit? Or are you the walking dead, still mourning the loss of your soul, still wallowing in the guilt and shame of sin, bringing others into your misery?  Now, some would say that I am condoning sin, that I am saying it's alright to go out and sin up a storm, that you are forgiven so why not. But I assure you, that is not what I am saying, nor is it what Christ said; he has already taken up your guilt, your shame, he has already forgiven you for the sins you don't even realize you are committing, the sins which will be covered in a blanket prayer for all of your sins. Come on, you know you've done it, list out those obvious sins and all my other sins too; just to make sure you covered anything you missed, anything you weren't aware of, just for good measure. What I am saying is that once you are walking in the Spirit of Christ, you don't desire those sins of the flesh any longer, and you will feel ashamed and guilty at times for those sins; but you aren't condemned for those sins, you are forgiven by the grace of God, you don't have to continue punishing yourself for your own transgressions. Just love one another, take care of one another; you don't do that by murdering your brother, or by cheating your brother, or by judging one another with sin. You do achieve it by lifting someone up, by blessing others, with a grateful heart, filled with the joy of love. A sin is a sin, but the good news is that by the grace of God all sins may be forgiven through the sacrifice and resurrection of his Son who also lives in Him that whosoever shall believe in him shall have everlasting life. Lead a faith filled life, not a guilt ridden life; manifest good, don't dwell on guilt. All you have is this moment, do with it what you can, for whoever you can; enrich their lives, leave them better than you found them.  

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John 8:20-59

He spoke these words while teaching in the temple courts near the place where the offerings were put. Yet no one seized him, because his hour had not yet come.  Once more Jesus said to them, "I am going away, and you will look for me, and you will die in your sin. Where I go, you cannot come." This made the Jews ask, "Will he kill himself? Is that why he says, 'Where I go, you cannot come'?" But he continued, "You are from below; I am from above. You are of this world; I am not of this world. I told you that you would die in your sins; if you do not believe that I am he, you will indeed die in your sins." "Who are you?" they asked. "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning," Jesus replied. "I have much to say in judgment of you. But he who sent me is trustworthy, and what I have heard from him I tell the world." They did not understand that he was telling them about his Father. So Jesus said, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I am he and that I do nothing on my own but speak just what the Father has taught me. The one who sent me is with me; he has not left me alone, for I always do what pleases him." Even as he spoke, many believed in him. To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, "If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free." They answered him, "We are Abraham's descendants and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?" Jesus replied, "Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. I know that you are Abraham's descendants. Yet you are looking for a way to kill me, because you have no room for my word. I am telling you what I have seen in the Father's presence, and you are doing what you have heard from your father." "Abraham is our father," they answered. "If you were Abraham's children," said Jesus, "then you would do what Abraham did. As it is, you are looking for a way to kill me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham did not do such things. You are doing the works of your own father." "We are not illegitimate children," they protested. "The only Father we have is God himself." Jesus said to them, "If God were your Father, you would love me, for I have come here from God. I have not come on my own; God sent me. Why is my language not clear to you? Because you are unable to hear what I say. You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father's desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. Yet because I tell the truth, you do not believe me! Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don't you believe me? Whoever belongs to God hears what God says. The reason you do not hear is that you do not belong to God." The Jews answered him, "Aren't we right in saying that you are a Samaritan and demon-possessed?" "I am not possessed by a demon," said Jesus, "but I honor my Father and you dishonor me. I am not seeking glory for myself; but there is one who seeks it, and he is the judge. Very truly I tell you, whoever obeys my word will never see death." At this they exclaimed, "Now we know that you are demon-possessed! Abraham died and so did the prophets, yet you say that whoever obeys your word will never taste death. Are you greater than our father Abraham? He died, and so did the prophets. Who do you think you are?" Jesus replied, "If I glorify myself, my glory means nothing. My Father, whom you claim as your God, is the one who glorifies me. Though you do not know him, I know him. If I said I did not, I would be a liar like you, but I do know him and obey his word. Your father Abraham rejoiced at the thought of seeing my day; he saw it and was glad." "You are not yet fifty years old," they said to him, "and you have seen Abraham!" "Very truly I tell you," Jesus answered, "before Abraham was born, I am!" At this, they picked up stones to stone him, but Jesus hid himself, slipping away from the temple grounds.

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A Thought On Sin

Eating shellfish is a sin and all sins are equal except for cursing the Holy Spirit, according to the Holy Bible; so when you became a Christian, did you stop eating shellfish, do you repent or feel ashamed after eating shellfish? Eating anything with a cloven hoof is a sin, did you stop eating pork when you became a Christian; do you repent for your sins every time you eat pork, do you feel ashamed after eating bacon? Then why do you expect more from the Christian homosexual community than you expect from yourself, if God is willing to forgive their sins, shouldn't you as well; you don't see the homosexual community condemning you for your equal sins, who are you to question God's purpose? Do you not understand that is a behavior of hypocrisy? 

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Church Confusion

  There seems to be some confusion, some kind of misunderstanding within the community; it's almost like some kind of division, like a demonation, excuse me, I meant denomination of the one church of the followers of Christ.  To some within the church, it seems as if I am attacking them; when in fact, I am attacking no one, I am merely pointing out facts.  One thing it seems we can all agree upon is that the cornerstone of the Christian faith is the teachings of Christ, that his teachings supersede those of anyone after; as disciples are the followers of Christ, the students of the teacher.  And Christ stated that he would build his church upon Peter, there should be as much unity in the faith; the church is within you, your body is the temple of God.  The church is not the building, it is the people; we should be of like mind on this as Christians, as these are the teachings of Christ.  Now I say to you that you are Peter (which means 'rock'), and upon this rock I will build my church, and all the powers of hell will not conquer it. ~Matthew 16:18 NLT   It is one of the founding doctrines of TheWalkingChurch, that the church is within you; the kingdom of God is within you, and it is all around you.  The building is insignificant, it is a shell for the church to assemble; the heart of the church is the one which beats inside of you, wherever two or more gather in my name, I am in their midst.  By that single definition, I have held church in places you wouldn't imagine as holy; I've held church in bars, in jails, under the hood of a car, there is no limit.  Wherever my feet carry me, my church is always with me; I can go into minister mode in less than a heartbeat, you find the sick people when you go to the hospital.  Typically, my church is on a more personal level than your modern traditional church, and my church requires no compensation for services rendered; now, don't take that as a prideful statement, just a little testimony of my own experience. "The kingdom of God does not come with observation; nor will they say, 'See here!' or 'See there!' For indeed, the kingdom of God is within you." ~Luke 17:20,21     I am not against any Christians, I am not against your church; it is the traditions which I hold suspect, the same type of atonement rituals of which Christ already suffered.  Did you take up your cross, did you join him in his suffering for your sins; then have you been born again as well, or is Christ still hanging on that cross?  Are you still hanging there with Christ, or have you come down with him; supped with him, and been reborn in him?  Have you accepted the grace of forgiveness, it was offered; all you have to do is ask for it, and receive it.  Are you still holding on to past regrets, is there something you haven't made peace with in your life, something you haven't forgiven yourself for; well, what's keeping you from doing it; forgive yourself and forgiving others becomes much easier.  Let it be known to you therefore, brothers, that through this man forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you,and by him everyone who believes is freed from everything from which you could not be freed by the law of Moses. ~Acts 13:38,39 ESV   In these doctrines there should be unity within the church of Christ, these are founding principles of our faith; and we should be known by our fruits, not our fruits of labor, but our fruits of Spirit.  We should walk with the Spirit daily, the church is on a personal level; the kingdom of God is within you, it doesn't much more personal than that.  God doesn't set appointments, and is no longer accepting sacrifices of atonement for sins; you've already been forgiven and all you have to do is ask and receive it, fellowship in Christ has no set time and date.  God has no need for your money, he gave you enough and if he blessed you with more, then take care of someone else with the excess; by loving one another you are giving to God, after all, isn't that the sum of all laws under the new covenant? A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. ~John 13:34 ESV   This is the foundation of the Christian faith, prayer is something you can do at any time and anywhere; Christ told us to pray in private in order to yield public results, not to stand in the synagogues and street corners to be seen holy by man.  God has his own time, he'll answer in his own way; you don't have to schedule prayer time, in fact we are taught to pray without ceasing.  Now, some may misunderstand and get confused, they may desire to manipulate my words and say that I am against church; when it is the hypocrisy embedded in the modern church divisions which I am not so fond of, but I am not against anything.  Some may choose to be against me, but I do not fear them; for if God is for me, then who can stand against me?   "Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened." ~Matthew 7:7,8 NIV   Some may call me a false prophet, claim that I seek division of the church; and it is those who would judge with such conviction which I speak of when I speak of division in the church, when all I seek is unity of the Christian faith.  Does one denomination support the other, do the churches pay taxes, do all denominations have the same beliefs; if so, then why are they divided into different groups, how can they be the church of Christ if they do not follow the teachings of Christ?  One question people always ask me when they discover that I am Christian is what kind of Christian am I, what they mean is what denomination or division do I belong to, so they can know which is my belief; it seems so difficult to accept that I am merely a Christian, a follower of Christ, they desire a label to associate me with, a way to define my faith.  But it is already defined by stating that I am a Christian, for that is what I am, a follower of the teachings of Christ; sure the epistles hold truth and relevance, but each writer holds a different perspective of the teachings of Jesus Christ. "These things I have spoken to you, that my joy may be in you, and that your joy may be full. This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. Greater love has no one than this, that someone lay down his life for his friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you."   ~John 15:11-14 ESV   Last I knew, it was called Christianity, which was rooted in the prophecies of the Messiah in the Old Testament; based in the teachings of Christ who fulfilled the prophecies of the Messiah, that we are all students, disciples in Christ.  While we can also learn from the teachings of the disciples, the apostles; shall they not be corrected if their teachings stray from those of Christ, should their teachings be contradictory to the teachings of Christ, shouldn't Christ be the authority?  I am just a messenger, if the message bothers you, that may just be the Holy Spirit talking to you; there is no reason for you to be ashamed, to feel guilt for your sins, the truth has set you free.  All you have to do is accept the gift, you don't have to feel like you don't deserve it; none of us deserve it, but it was offered just the same, and all we have to do is accept it.   "Again, truly I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything they ask for, it will be done for them by my Father in heaven. For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them." ~Matthew 18:19,20 NIV

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As you scroll through your day, does it feel like everyone else has it all together? Someone always has the best job, cutest kid, or happiest relationship. We’re pressured to measure up to other people’s status updates and left with more #struggles.

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The the current thing that people call 'the church' compatible with the teachings ofJesus of Nazareth?

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Baptisim of Christ

Now when all the people were baptized, Jesus was also baptized, and while He was praying, heaven was opened, and the Holy Spirit descended upon Him in bodily form like a dove, and a voice came out of heaven, "You are My beloved Son, in You I am well-pleased." ~Luke 3:21-22